ROUNDUP: Bear-Cubs blank Hamburg in playoff opener

Aaron Kratz and Grant Fronheiser combined for a one-hitter and the Boyertown Bear-Cubs took their season-long dominance into the postseason as they blanked Hamburg, 8-0, in the first round of the Twin County Junior Legion playoffs

Kratz struck out four and walked three in five hitless innings before Fronheiser allowed one hit in two innings to close it out.

Mitch Pinder was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Tom Randall and John DeMartino each had two hits and an RBI. Also, Seth Endy doubled and Ben Longacre had a hit.

U19 BASEBALL

Pine Forge Red 3, Pottstown Spartans 0: Craig Eidle was the winning pitcher for the first game of the doubleheader that Pine Forge Red dominated. Notable batters from Red were Alex Cartacki, who slugged a triple, and Bryce Dieter, who hit a double.

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Pine Forge Red 6, Reading RBI 3: Daulton Weeks (4-for-4) led Pine Forge Red, hitting two RBI and running one in. The winning pitcher was Billy Dugan. Other notable players were Craig Eidle, who helped the Red win with two RBI and hitting a double, and Alex Cartacki, who went 2-for-4. Raymond Bazon from RBI hit a double. Pine Forge Red (28-1) will start states Wednesday at Conrad Weiser at 11 a.m.

ADULT BASEBALL

Skippack 5, Lansdale 0: Tyler Eckman pitched a complete-game shutout as Skippack vaulted into 1st place in the Perky Twilight League. Eckman, a recent Spring-Ford grad and East Stroudsburg commit, allowed just two hits, struck out seven and walked one while using only 85 pitches in seven innings. He was supported by an offense led by catcher Matt Albaugh (1-for-2) who had two RBI, Joey Casselberry (2-for-3) and third baseman Jay Brooke (1-for-3). Skippack improved to 15-4-2.

Gabelsville 5, Cetronia 4: Winning the game for Gablesville was Justin McCormick (2-for-3), hitting a base hit in the bottom of the seventh. McCormick also homered and drive in two runs. The winning pitcher was Cody Kulp, who made Gabelsville’s record 8-10.